Highest-Paid Actors in Bhutan (Films & TV)
Tshering Gyeltshen
Multi-talented actor, writer, director, producer, and occasional singer Tshering Gyeltshen became the highest-paid celebrity in Bhutan who started his acting career in 2001 with the film "Chepi Bu" which won him the Best Actor Award in the Bhutan Entertainment Industry.
Gyeltshen debuted himself as a director in the film 'Hingtam' (2002) which was loved by the audience, especially the youth also he won the second Best Actor Award in the film 'Wai Charo' in 2004.
Gyeltshen started his own production house, TGMI, and produced Muti Thrishing, The Perfect Girl (2005), and Thank You Sir (2016) both films that became critically acclaimed and commercially successful and won awards for best script, best director, best actor and best film.
Nidup Dorji
2nd is Nidup Dorji, who works as an actor, singer, writer, and director in the Bhutan Entertainment Industry who appeared in more than 50 films. He began his acting career as a singer in the 1990s. He has sung more than 300 songs. He debuted himself as an actor in the film "Damtshi Pangtshu" (1997), after that "Jigdrel" (1998) where he played opposite Tshenring Yangden, that film was the first blockbuster in Bhutanese cinema.
Nidup Dorji took the Best Actor Award in 2007 for the film "Sangwi Charo", for a negative role in the films "Chorten Kora 2" (2010) and "Boom Bada Chenmi Rinzi" (2017). He also started the reality singing show "Bhutan Star" in 2008. He discontinued the show after the third season.
Gyem Dorji
3rd is Gyem Dorji, who works as an actor, writer, and director in the Bhutan Entertainment Industry and has appeared in more than 30 films. He debuted as an actor in the film 'Damtshi Pangtsu" in 1997 but primarily he gained popularity in 2001 for the role of the father in the film "Chepi Bu" which also earned him the Best-Supporting Actor Award.
Commercially successful films by Gyem Dorji like, Nyenda Dra (2003), Lengo (2004), Choedha Jigten (2005), 49th Day (2006), and more.
Kencho Wangdi
Fourth is Kencho Wangdi, who became the most popular and successful actor, singer, song Composer, director, and producer in the Bhutan Entertainment Industry. In the Bhutan Industry, he becomes as Iron Man of Bhutanese Cinema. Kencho Wangchi debuted himself as an actor in Bhutanese Chinama in 2005 in the film "Kikhor". He won the Best Newcomer Acto Award. Since then he appeared in films such as "Sergyel" (2007) and "Kikhor 2" (2008).
Kencho Wangdi produced the "Superstar" film, directed this film, and also Acted in the film (2019). The "Superstar" film was received well by the audience, he has appeared in more than 10 films in the Bhutan Entertainment Industry. He also working the Bhutan television industry, and he started a singing reality show named "Druk Super Star" (2010).
Chencho Dorji
Fifth is Chencho Dorji, a popular actor in the Bhutan Entertainment Industry who kicked off his acting career in 2005 in the film "Tshering Meto" with a supporting role. He continued taking supporting roles in films such as "Sergyel" (2007) and "Golden Cup" (2007). His breakthrough came with "Singye Golem" (2008) in which he took a lead role.
In the "Singye Golem" film, his performance was very well and also the film was commercially successful. Dorji won Best Actor Awards for films such as "Saday" (2008), "Chisem Chilu" (2010), "Shada Simo" (2012), and "Samoo"(2014). Currently, He has acted in more than 35 films in the Bhutanese Cinema.